Basel Airport Guide

Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Basel Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.

Economy class passengers can pay to enter the airport’s first class lounge. See Airport Lounges in the airport guide below for locations and rates.

Where to Sleep

Reviewers describe the airport as a secure, but uncomfortable place to spend the night. One recent reviewer reported that airport security will wake up anyone sleeping on the floor or sprawled across the chairs or cafe benches, and suggests sleeping upright in a chair with a suitcase as a footrest. More recent reviews confirm that the although the airport is an uncomfortable one for sleeping, security guards mostly let travelers sleep, even if they are sleeping on the floor.

Have a travel blanket, travel pillow, sleep mask and earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones handy for added comfort while you sleep.

The top floor of the Swiss sector (landside) has armrest-free sofas, but they are often occupied, so if you see an empty one, snag it! Comfortable leather chairs are nearby if you miss out on a couch.

For uninterrupted sleep, there are hotels near the airport. See Airport Hotels in the airport guide below.

In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security.

Airport Lounges

Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships

Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter by paying at the door or purchasing a lounge pass or through a lunge membership program (ie. Priority Pass). Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and to also find out how you can gain lounge access with just an economy class ticket!

Ibis Mulhouse Basel Aeroport – (5 minutes from the airport) Free airport shuttle is available. After you have picked up your luggage, call 0033 +3 89 69 06 58 and head outside to wait at the arrivals, French side, near the red zebras painted on the floor. For your return transfer simply request at the hotel. The shuttle runs to the airport every hour. » Check Rates

To see more options there is a list of hotels near Basel Airport on Tripadvisor that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.

Airport WiFi/Internet

Free WiFi is available at Basel Euroairport. Connect to the ‘Free_EuroAirport_WiFi”. Once you have logged in you can surf for up to 24 hours.

More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport

ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? ATMs are available. Fees may apply, so be sure to check your bank’s fee schedule and your daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Locations:

Mobile Charging – A reader (January 2019) tells us “Mobile charging is available in the Swiss part of the airport (3rd floor, near turkish airlines desk, around circle wooden seating) via usb and electricity plug-ins as well”.

Airport Transportation: Getting To/From The Airport

Bus

The Basel Airport is well connected to the bus system. Whether you are looking for a local bus to get you the centre of Basel or you need a connection to a train station for onward travels, the airport provides many options. For fares, routes and schedule information, visit the Basel Airport website.

Taxis

Taxis are available in the ground transportation areas of both the French and Swiss sectors of the airport. All taxis are metered, and reservations are not required. At the time of this update, the following estimated one-way fares were current: From the French sector, taxis can be taken to Mulhouse (€50 – 60) or Freiburg (€125 – 160), and from the Swiss sector, taxis can be taken to Basel (50 CHF) or Freiburg (340 CHF).

Train

The Basel Airport is not linked directly to the railway system, but there are connections by public transport to the railway stations in Basel where you can then connect to Switzerland, France and Germany. For fares, routes and schedule information, visit the Basel Airport website.

Last updated: 2019-02-14

This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, are subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers and their web sites. We are not representatives of any of the above mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.